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Jon Tollefson
Jon Tollefson was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Minnesota.[1] Tollefson dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[2]
Tollefson was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 44B of the Minnesota House of Representatives.[3]
Elections
2016
Tollefson ran in the 2016 election for the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 3rd District.[1] He dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[2]
2014
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Jon Applebaum defeated Jon Tollefson and Tony Wagner in the Democratic primary. Ryan Rutzick was unopposed in the Republican primary. Applebaum defeated Rutzick in the general election.[4][5][6]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
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37.6% | 1,053 |
Tony Wagner | 36.3% | 1,016 |
Jon Tollefson | 26.2% | 733 |
Total Votes | 2,802 |
Campaign themes (2014)
Tollefson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
Education
- Excerpt: "I support investing in early childhood education to help close the opportunity gap so every student has the chance to succeed."
Transportation
- Excerpt: "I support an accelerated build-out of the regional transit system beginning with Southwest Light Rail Transit."
High-Tech Jobs
- Excerpt: "I support investing in entrepreneurs and start-up companies with programs like the Angel Investor Tax Credit and the Research & Development Tax Credit to bring high-skilled, high-paying jobs to Minnesota."
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jon + Tollefson + Minnesota + House"
See also
- Minnesota House of Representatives
- Minnesota House of Representatives District 44B
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Minnesota State Legislature
- United States House of Representatives
- Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District
External links
- Official campaign website
- Jon Tollefson on Facebook
- Jon Tollefson on Twitter
- Jon Tollefson on LinkedIn
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roll Call, "Democratic Recruit Challenges Minnesota’s Erik Paulsen," January 28, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 1, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Tollefson for House, "Issues," accessed July 24, 2014 (dead link)